Given name & surname
Aristide
“the best”·“resembling a lion or an eagle”
Aristide is a variant of Aristeo. One Spanish interpretation is “the best.” Aristide is a variant of Ari. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a lion or an eagle.”
Original Ancient GreekἈριστείδης
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aristide is a variant of Aristeo. One Spanish interpretation is “the best.” Aristide is a variant of Ari. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a lion or an eagle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aristide is a variant of Aristeo. An origin associated with Aristeo is Spanish. Aristide is a variant of Ari. An origin associated with Ari is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Aristide developed from Ἀριστείδης.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aristide through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 86
- 86 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 287 as a first name in 2020; 593 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aristide’s family of names
In Italian usage, Aristide developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀριστείδης. Aristide has a related form in Ari. In Italian usage, Aristide has a conventional equivalent in the English form Aristides.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aristide has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Aristide comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Ἀριστείδηςroot · Ancient Greek
- Aristidesalso known as · English
- Aristidisequivalent
- Arístidesequivalent
- АристархRussian
- Aristidequivalent
- Аристидequivalent
- Aristeidesequivalent
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People named Aristide
- Aristide Briandpolitician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate from France (1862-1932)
- Aristide Maillolsculptor from France (1861–1944)
- Aristide GuarneriItalian footballerborn 1938
- Aristide BruantFrench cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner (1851–1925)
- Aristide Cavaillé-CollFrench organ builder (1811–1899)
- Aristide BancéBurkinabé association football playerborn 1984
- Aristide ZogboIvorian footballerborn 1981
- Aristide CavallariCatholic cardinal (1849–1914)
- Aristide RinaldiniCatholic cardinal (1844–1920)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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